Buddy had a cutaway this weekend after a regular 5-way belly jump...out at 13.5 pull at 3. Nothing crazy. I saw his cutaway (from riser-release) after I was fully deployed at ~2.2-2.3K. Std stuff there too...EPs and gear worked as designed.

Was our first jump of the day and we geared up together. Watched him turn on his Vigil 2 and display "Pro."

At the loft the rigger found:

1) Unit OFF (jumper walked from LZ to loft with gear on)

2) Unit wouldn't cycle - stuck in the Vigil "Hello" trap

3) Cutter not fired

Unit has a mfg date of Dec 11, jumper has had it for about 6 months (guesstimate). Unit not subject to any updates / service bulletin fixes (incl the LCD 2.20 issue). Confirmed by mfg date and serial - rigger doublechecked on the spot. Unit currently being shipped back for "checking" etc.

In sum: V2 on when gear put on. Off after cutaway. Wouldn't turn on past "Hello".

Unit has a mfg date of Dec 11, jumper has had it for about 6 months (guesstimate). Unit not subject to any updates / service bulletin fixes (incl the LCD 2.20 issue). Confirmed by mfg date and serial - rigger doublechecked on the spot. Unit currently being shipped back for "checking" etc.

FWIW, the head could have a different software than the unit serial number is linked to. Unlikely, but still very much possible.

I had my Vigil 2 from around that same time frame (I'd have to look at my riggers log book to verify dates) that was effected by the LCD 2.20 software and it was the last jump of my AFF pre-course when it "Hello"ed me!

I'm not saying it is the issue, but it is a possibility that a control unit got 'swapped'.

Damage to the wiring from the control unit to the display which caused the fault. I can ask for more specifics but as it seemed reasonable I didn't really press. Was told the brains of the device passed whatever tests they do...

I apologize in advance if my comment has not found the right setting or is not applicable to these persons for reasons I am unaware of, but doesn't 2.2 or 2.3 seem a low for being "standard stuff" in general, let alone for someone with sub 200?

No disrespect, just was the first thing that I really noticed when reading the thread, was looking for others opinions.